Cinnamon Lake man admits to sex with minor

A Cinnamon Lake man admitted Monday that he engaged in sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl.

Andrew S. Pugh, 25, pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to a bill of information charging him with attempted rape and gross sexual imposition.

The charges allege that he engaged in sex with the victim between June 1 and Aug. 31, 2012.

Common Pleas Judge Ronald P. Forsthoefel scheduled Pugh for sentencing March 4. Pugh faces a maximum sentence of 13 years in prison.

The sentence also carries a mandatory five years post release control.

Pugh will be given a sex offender classification. The level will be determined at his sentencing hearing.

Pugh, who was convicted of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor in 2008 in Wayne County, already is classified a tier-one sex offender. Tier I is the least severe classification.

Tier I offenders are required to register once a year in addition to every residence change for 15 years. Tier II offenders are required to register every 180 days in addition to every residence change for 25 years.

Tier III offenders are required to register every 90 days for life in addition to every residence change.

Pugh is being held in County Jail on $25,000 bond with 10 percent posting allowed.